Jammu and Kashmir High Court
WP(C)/1501/2026 of SUHAIL AHMED SOFI Vs UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS (EXTERNAL AFFAIRS) on 4 July 2026
OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT SRINAGAR WP(C) 1501/2026. Suhail Ahmed Sofi. …Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Prince Salheen Manzoor, Advocate. VERSUS Union Of India And Others. …Respondent(s) Through: CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAHUL BHARTI, JUDGE. ORDER
HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH
AT SRINAGAR
WP(C) 1501/2026.
Suhail Ahmed Sofi.
…Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s)
Through:
Mr. Prince Salheen Manzoor, Advocate.
VERSUS
Union Of India And Others.
…Respondent(s)
Through:
CORAM:
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAHUL BHARTI, JUDGE.
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ORDER
04.07.2026
01. The petitioner is coming forward with a writ petition with the grievance relating to delay in issuance of a passport for which he has applied before the authorities concerned, in particular respondent No. 2 and thus comes forward with the present writ petition for a direction unto the respondent No. 4 to expedite submission of a report from his end with respect to the petitioner’s antecedents and credentials, on the basis whereof the further process related to issuance of passport applied for in favour of the petitioner at the end of the respondent No. 2 is to take place.
02. This writ petition is disposed of at its inception stage by directing the respondent No. 4- Additional Director General of Police Criminal Investigation Department Srinagar, Kashmir that 109 Suppl-I
in case any input is pending disposal from his end to be furnished to the respondent No. 2 with respect to the pending application of the petitioner for issuance of a passport, then the same be furnished by or before 10th of August, 2026. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of.
03. A copy of this order be forwarded to Miss Maha Majeed, learned Assisting Counsel to Mr. Mohsin S Qadri, learned Senior AAG for the sake of notice and compliance at the respondent No. 4.
(RAHUL BHARTI)
JUDGE
SRINAGAR 04.07.2026 Bisma Jan.